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Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV For the last six years, I have answered many thousands of personal emails that you have sent to UK Free TV.
Sadly, I am unable to offer this personal service at the moment.
Until I can restore this service, please can you leave any questions you have on an appropriate page, where they will be answered as soon as possible, or below, if you can't figure out where to ask.
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Tuesday, 23 October 2012
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jb3811:47 PM
Alan Maybury: By changing the dishes LNB to an octo type and running a pair of coax cables (shotgun types neater) from the LNB ports to each of the Sky+ boxes, this leaving two ports spare which is handy for testing should one of the eight ports fail at any time.
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jb3811:58 PM
Terry brady: When you say that you checked the RF2 outlet, are you meaning to make sure that the RF2's power was activated?
If a Sky+HD box press "services" then type in "0 - 0 - 1 - select" and scroll right to select and press on: RF outlets.
Should it already be activated, then for a test try the magic eye connected directly into the boxes RF2 socket and cover the front of the Sky box with a towel so that the box isn't directly picking up the remotes IR signal.
By the way, no need to connect the eyes output to anything.
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Wednesday, 24 October 2012
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jb3812:20 AM
Gordon: Although a person actually on site always has a visual advantage, but I have doubts about the statement that's been made to you, as yes! water can get into a coax cable if the coax to aerial connection has been left exposed to the elements for an extended period of time, although if water had reached the aerial input connection on the box then close inspection of the socket would reveal white corrosion, but I personally have never experienced a waterlogged tuner and I repair all sorts of RF devices including marine use equipment.
I believe that your signal is received from Blackhill? but an idea of your location would have been of assistance (post code or one from nearby, e.g: a shop) as that would have enabled the reception predictor to be accessed, as you "might" be in a location where a test could be carried out using a set top aerial.
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Steven11:51 AM
Nottingham
Hi, I wonder if now that the signal power is up to maximum (post switchover)we will still need the traditional type, directional aerial perched on every roof top or will these be eventually replaced with a simple whip type omni-directional aerial for new installations etc.,the wet piece of string theory springs to mind!?
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David1:48 PM
I currently have tvs which are digital ready. Up until last night I received all channels via a communal aerial which is also an aerial for sky. Reception perfect . Now after changeover last night I have only 30 channels which do not include bbc, utv, itv. First channel is film4. Tried retuning and disconnecting aerial Etc but no luck. I live in Northern Ireland comber. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Clive Porter4:22 PM
Can anyone tell me what has become of the BBCB Multiplex (BBC One HD, BBC HD ITV1 HD etc.) on Mynydd Machen transmitter Channel 29.
I have virtually line of sight to the transmitter which is 5.6km away.
I used to receive the channel 29 multiplex until around the time of the "re-tune" on 17 October. I've not been able to receive it since that date, maybe earlier as I don't watch HD very often.
I receive channels 23 and 26 from Mynydd Machen perfectly (100% signal 100% quality) but my (full HD) TV now shows no signal at all on channel 29 - which according to the transmitter listings on this site should be operational.
(51.5877,-2.9983)
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Clive Porter5:53 PM
David: I assume that you are using the automatic tuning function. A possibility is that the low programme numbers BBC1 BBC2 ITV1 are being tuned on a low frequency transmitter channel that has poor signal strength inadequate to give you reception. If your correct service transmitter is at a higher frequency the tuning function may well ignore these programmes when it finds them again.
I suggest that you try the following:
Delete all programmes methods differ with each television perhaps a factory reset will do the job.
Identify the transmission channels for your transmitter from the listing on this site. (Find the transmitter on the map and double click on it to see the programme lists and transmitter channel/frequencies.)
Use the manual (not the automatic) tuning function for each of the transmission channels.
Id be interested in your feedback as to whether this helps.
(51.5877,-2.9983)
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serena11:49 PM
Hi. I have brought a sky italia box from italy to london but i cant get any signal from my dish even though its aligned with hotbird. I can however get a signal when using the decoder purchased with the dish. What am i doing wrong? Is there a restriction on using the sky box outside of italy? Your help would be greatly appeciated Hi. I have brought a sky italia box from italy to london but i cant get any signal from my dish even though its alignet with hotbirf. I can however get a signal when using the decoder purchased with the dish. What am i doing wrong? Is there a restriction on using the sky box outside of italy? Your help would be greatly appecia
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serena11:52 PM
Hi. I have brought a sky italia box from italy to london but i cant get any signal from my dish even though its aligned with hotbird. I can however get a signal when using the decoder purchased with the dish. What am i doing wrong? Is there a restriction on using the sky box outside of italy? Your help would be greatly appeciated.
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Thursday, 25 October 2012
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Linda Boyle9:32 AM
I have a dish from switchover scheme , Can I use a secind TV from the dish ?
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